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    Lucca (/ ˈ l uː k ə / LOO-kə, Italian: ⓘ) is a city and comune in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, [3] while its province has a population of 383,957.

  2. The walls of Lucca are a series of stone, brick, and earthwork fortifications surrounding the central city of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy. They are among the best preserved Renaissance fortifications in Europe, and at 4 kilometers and 223 meters in circumference they are the second largest intact example of a fully walled Renaissance city after ...

  3. Feb 29, 2024 · Lucca, city, Toscana (Tuscany) regione, north-central Italy. It lies in the valley of the Serchio River and is almost surrounded by hills, with the Apuan Alps to the north and west. Lucca was a Ligurian and later an Etruscan town, and the Romans probably established a colony there in 180 bce.

  4. Lucca is a city of some 90,000 people (2017) in Tuscany. Its long history goes back to Etruscan and Ancient Roman times, and the city retains pieces of ancient architecture. Lucca's heyday was in the Gothic era just before the Renaissance, and the city contains much marvellous architecture from that era. Lucca remained an independent city state ...

  5. www.visittuscany.com › en › towns-and-villagesLucca | Visit Tuscany

    A monumental city bursting with unique treasures, ringed by vast bastions and gigantic walls. Lucca is one of Tuscany's most beloved artistic cities, an unskippable part of any tour of the region. Nicknamed the town of a hundred churches on account of its incredible number of places of worship, it is unique among city-states for having ...

  6. The Republic of Lucca (Italian: Repubblica di Lucca) was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of Lucca in Tuscany, which lasted from 1160 to 1805. Its territory extended beyond the city of Lucca , reaching the surrounding countryside in the north-western part of today's Tuscany region, to the borders with ...

  7. Lucca is a city in the Italian region of Tuscany. The city is on the river Serchio in a very fertile plain near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca . History. Lucca was founded by the Etruscans. It later became a Roman village in 180 BC.

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